Accountant

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Continuing
DEPARTMENT: Finance
LOCATION: Cardiff
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £47,000 - £53,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application - though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
We are looking to recruit a high calibre Accountant to join our Finance Operations team based in Cardiff with some flexibility i.e. hybrid working. As an Accountant within Finance Operations, you will play a key role in delivering accurate, timely and well-controlled financial accounting across the BBC. You will take ownership of core accounting activities including month-end close, accruals and prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations and journals, ensuring financial information is complete, accurate and supported by appropriate controls.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM
This is an opportunity to join a collaborative Finance Operations team at the heart of BBC Finance, delivering an integrated, sustainable and high-quality process accounting and reporting service to our business and finance customers across the BBC Group. You will gain broad exposure across financial accounting and business operations, working with a range of stakeholders and developing your understanding of how financial information flows through the organisation

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT
As an Accountant your key duties will involve some or all of the following:

• Contribute to financial reporting processes, ensuring accurate understanding of divisional performance and robust control over subledgers and general ledger integration.
• Manage and maintain accurate ERP general ledger transactions, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, internal controls, and continuous process improvement.
• Support audits and work collaboratively with the Finance Controller, Senior Accountant, FP&A teams, stakeholders, and outsourced partners.
• Provide accounting expertise, applying and documenting accounting judgements in line with BBC policies and accounting standards.
• Oversee capital accounting and balance sheet reconciliations, including fixed asset management, depreciation reviews, impairment assessments, and compliance with internal control requirements.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• To be successful in this role you will need to: Hold a professional accounting qualification e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent
• Have significant experience of delivering a high-quality accounting service, ideally including capital project or fixed asset accounting
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills, with the ability to analyse and interpret key financial data.
• Possess highly developed communication skills with the ability to influence.
• Be able to take complex data/principles and to communicate these in an understandable way to wider BBC team